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Top 10 Pet Health Tips for the Holidays

(ARA) - Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, New Year’s Eve and Kwanzaa – no matter what you’re celebrating, pet owners need to remember to keep their pets safe and healthy for the holidays.

“Veterinarians often see an uptick in the number of problematic calls during the holiday season,” explains Dr. Larry R. Corry, AVMA president. “Whether it’s an exposure to chocolate or fatty foods or pets upset due to unexpected guests or costumed visitors late at night, the holidays can present problems for pets. The AVMA urges all pet owners to include the health and safety of their pets in any plans for the holidays.”

Former Broadway headliner and animal activist, Gretchen Wyler always used “For the animals” as part of her signature in closing any correspondence. Her great love and formidable work for the animals survives her, as last-minute touches are made in preparation for the 23rd annual Genesis Awards to be held in Hollywood on March 28th, 2009. This year Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi will be honored as joint recipients of the 2009 Wyler Award, named after this gentle Genesis Awards founder, Gretchen Wyler.

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Westminster Dog Show for 2009!
Dog lovers the world over are no doubt glued, as we are, to the 133 annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show now on in New York at Madison Square Gardens. The show is as delightful and entertaining as ever. Every breed vies for best in breed and then best in show.

Rebel, a beautiful black lab, that last year was a new recruit to the Tayside Police in Scotland, has won the distinction of being the Pet-of-the-Year for 2008 at MillionDollarPetPix.com, home of the PetPix Time Capsule for pets. He’ll be featured all year on this fun pet site… see him here!

Rebel, so-named by children attending a neighboring primary school, is a sweetheart of a recruit and has worked hard all year to learn his important tasks as a police dog with the police department.

Rebel won as Pet-of-the